Lucy Bronze and Jordan Nobbs were the babies of the England team at the 2013 European Championship in Sweden. They barely spoke to older players such as Casey Stoney, and when Nike sent them boots that were slightly too small, they did not dare ask for a bigger size. They spent the whole tournament wearing ones that did not fit. Looking back to those days before Euro 2022, Bronze laughed at how much things have changed: “Now, we have the Nike guy measure our feet, so the boots fit like a glove.
